Podargus strigoides
2 Tawny Frogmouth at Hughes, ACT
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| Podargus strigoides | MatthewFrawley | 5 Dec 2025 | ||
| Podargus strigoides | LisaH | 3 Dec 2025 |
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An upset male gang-gang alerted me to look over at this tree, where I found the reason for his growling - five(5) tawny frogmouths!! Two pairs on two different branches, and a lone tawny on a lower branch (all pictured in this post). I would be interested to know whether these are a family group, or all fledglings from different families, or older young birds?
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4 Dec 2025
This is a family group. The two top birds are juveniles/fledglings, about a 3-4 weeks out of the nest. The adult male, with a loose feather, is sitting next to another juvenile. The adult female is on her own.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.093659-35.328681
- Maps Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek Hughes Grassy Woodland
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 5 Abundance
- 2 Dec 2025 06:32 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
- Yes Nesting site
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Species information
- Podargus strigoides Scientific name
- Tawny Frogmouth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1264.77m Recorded at altitude
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